Empire Newsletter

Apollo’s Christine Moy explained how the “velocity” of innovation in crypto has led to the evolution of RWAs

Roshan Robert told Blockworks that OKX brought him on back in September to plan out its US expansion

Stripe announced Stablecoin Financial Accounts, which will allow businesses to have “stablecoin-powered accounts”

Altcoin season may be on a permanent pause as the market matures and paths grow more selective

Sentora aims to create an ecosystem focused on institutional investors’ DeFi needs

Ripple is eyeing ways to boost its financial profile, on top of social usefulness

Kraken’s chief security officer Nick Percoco said the exchange turned the tables on a North Korean hacker

Unto’s Will Yoo and Liam Heeger spoke to the Empire newsletter about their raise and how they plan to build Thru

Néstor Palao spoke to Blockworks about the trends he’s seeing in crypto projects

BlackRock’s Samara Cohen said that this is an “important moment to play out” for bitcoin on the Empire podcast

Nexo announced it’s moving back to the US, in a move that could be positive for crypto overall

Veradittakit explains the sectors he’s interested in, how raising for Fund V is going, and what he looks for in the companies he invests in.

Arch Labs CEO told Blockworks that the team plans to launch a native token, but declined to give details

CEO Mike Silagadze tells Blockworks that the US is “open for business” and why its DeFi bank offering is the first of many

Base’s Jesse Pollak spoke to Blockworks about his bullish case for content coins and how he’s approaching a real-time learning curve

Blockworks managing editor Michael McSweeney and news editor Katherine Ross give their thoughts on content coins and their viability.

Zora’s announcement that its token is for “fun only” sparked a debate about the need for such tokens

Kado’s founder Emery Andrew spoke to Blockworks about the acquisition and what’s next for the team

LayerZero’s Bryan Pellegrino chatted with Blockworks about the firm’s next steps and its 10-year runway

“Be prepared to do more with less,” Framework Ventures’ Michael Anderson said

Q1 may have been “frustrating,” but things are looking brighter for Q2

A Blockworks Research report looked at how Hyperliquid has maintained its hype and how it can build out its businesses

Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick discussed how the firm is approaching investments in the current market

Taking a look at the biggest stablecoin players and where they stand